Call Tambuwal to Order, Osun PDP Tells Tukur

Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the weekend, called on its National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, to call the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Aminu Tambuwal, to order for allegedly making unwarranted comments on the state politics.

The chapter made the call as a result of the recent visits by the speaker to Governor Rauf Aregbesola, during which he had commended the governor for the laudable achievements he recorded less than three years after he assumed office.

Tambuwal alongside other prominent members of the PDP including former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar visited the state recently for the official launch of Opon Imon, an initiative of the Aregbesola administration. Both Atiku and Tambuwal hailed Aregbesola’s achievements.

The latest visit of Tambuwal was the second time he would be visiting Aregbesola this year, a development which the chapter considered as incredible, especially considering his commendation of Aregbesola’s programmes.

But the chapter in a statement by its Chairman, Mr. Ganiyu Olaoluwa, said it was unbecoming of a national leader of the party like Tambuwal to praise-sing the governor each time he was in the state.

Olaoluwa, who condemned the visits and utterances of Tambuwal in the state, explained that the actions of the speaker in recent time raise poser as to whether he “is a member of the PDP or a supporter of Aregbesola.”

He observed that the recent action of Tambuwal was that of a “prodigal son,” thereby calling on the party’s national leadership to check him before he spoils the party.

Also, the party described the recent statement credited to the state Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) that the party should look for a credible candidate ahead of the 2014 governorship poll as careless statement.

He said the party’s aspirants “are all competent individuals with good educational background to lead the state. The ACN’s statement was a misguided and careless one, which shows that the party was afraid of the PDP in the poll.”